Hardball (2001)
Overview
An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $32,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $40,222,729.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.4732 |
Directed By
Brian Robbins
Crew
John Gatins
Brian Robbins
Daniel Coyle
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck
Tom Richmond
Sam Conners
Kofi Elam
Tobiasz Daszkiewicz
Marci Liroff
Jaymes Hinkle
Rick LeFevour
Mark Isham
Linda Perlin
Herb Gains
Kevin McCormick
Tina Nides
Michael Tollin
Erwin Stoff
Brian Robbins
Ned Bastille
TOP CAST
Keanu Reeves
Conor O'Neill
Diane Lane
Elizabeth Wilkes
Michael B. Jordan
Jamal
D. B. Sweeney
Matt Hyland
John Hawkes
Ticky Tobin
Bryan Hearne
Andre Ray Peetes
Julian Griffith
Jefferson Albert Tibbs
DeWayne Warren
Jarius 'G-Baby' Evans
Kris D. Lofton
Clarence
Graham Beckel
Duffy
Mark Robert Ellis
Baseball Coach
Michael McGlone
Jimmy Fleming
Dawn Lewis
Ellen
Mark Margolis
Fink
Greg Sandquist
Barber's Son
Jacqueline Williams
Lenora Tibbs
Michael B. Chait
Straight-Laced Kid
Stephen Cinabro
Gino
Kwame Amoaku
Pizza Guy
Vince Green
Other Pizza Guy
Paul Turner
Bartender
Sterling 'Steelo' Brim
Sterling
A. Delon Ellis Jr.
Miles Pennfield II
Michael Perkins
Kofi Evans
Brian M. Reed
Raymond 'Ray Ray' Bennet
Carol Hall
Pearla Evans
Freeman Coffey
Darryl Mackey
Sammy Sosa
Sammy Sosa
Andre Morgan
Umpire
Reginald McKinley
Umpire
Adam Tomei
Barfly
Ronnel Taylor
Gang Member
Aaron Evans
Aaron
Alexander Telles
Alex
Josefus Duanah
Tough Kid
Jeffery Gatlin
Tough Kid
Steve Abbott
Waatas Coach (uncredited)
John Anton
Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Dave Daniels
Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Michael Mili
Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Jerry Stanecki
Pitching Coach (uncredited)
Joe Wachowski
Spectator (uncredited)
Toussaint Waterman
Pallbearer (uncredited)
Johnny Yono
Spectator (uncredited)
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